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Twelve soldiers named in Terry Lloyd killing

BRITAIN faces a diplomatic row over its failure to bring to justice the American troops who "unlawfully killed" ITN journalist Terry Lloyd in the Iraq war.

Despite the refusal of American and British officials to identify the US marines, lawyers and investigators acting for his family have uncovered the names.

They are to be handed to Lord Goldsmith, the attorney-general, in an attempt to force him to bring criminal proceedings.

The move follows an inquest last October that ruled Lloyd had been unlawfully killed in March 2003 when he was shot in the head while being evacuated near Basra in a makeshift ambulance.

Despite a three-year campaign by ITN and Lloyd's family, the troops did not give evidence at the inquest and have never been named. It has also emerged that Geoff Hoon, the former defence secretary, failed to disclose British troops were key witnesses.